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Alexander Tall Tower! AWS is unique becuase it's a 30 meter tower on the
Ross Ice Shelf. It has various levels of instrumentation. All data are
instantaneous measurements.
UNAVCO GPS coordinates: -79.017/170.713
UNAVCO GPS elevation: 55.167 meters
IMEI Iridium: 300234060809170
AWS ID: 99601
Column Descriptions
1. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS real-time, received in Wisconsin
2. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS observation time from datalogger
3. Panel Temperature (C)
4. Battery Voltage (V)
5. 30 m RTD Temperature (C)
6. 15 m RTD Temperature (C)
7. 7.5 m RTD Temperature (C)
8. 4 m RTD Temperature (C)
9. 2 m RTD Temperature (C)
10. 1 m RTD Temperature (C)
11. Paroscientific pressure - 600 (hPa)
12. not installed
13. 1.3 m Cup Wind Speed (m/s)
14. 2.4 m Cup Wind Speed (m/s)
15. 30 m Aerovane Wind Speed (m/s)
16. 15 m Aerovane Wind Speed (m/s)
17. 7.5 m Aerovane Wind Speed (m/s)
18. 4 m Aerovane Wind Speed (m/s)
19. 30 m Aerovane Wind Direction (degrees)
20. 15 m Aerovane Wind Direction (degrees)
21. 7.5 m Aerovane Wind Direction (degrees)
22. 4 m Aerovane Wind Direction (degrees)
23. 30 m Net Shortwave Radiation (W/m2)
24. 30 m Net Longwave Radiation (W/m2)
25. 30 m Relative Humidity (%)
26. 7.5 m Relative Humidity (%)
27. Raw Snow Height from ADG (m)
28. Signal Quality of ADG, where
0: not able to read distance
152 to 210: good measurement quality numbers
210 to 300: reduced echo strength
300 to 600: high measurement uncertainty
29. Corrected Snow Height from ADG (m)
30. Pressure output frequency (microseconds) from Paroscientific pressure gauge
31. Temperature output frequency (microseconds) from Paroscientific pressure gauge
32. Disdrometer 1 snow particle flux (g/m2/s) (instrument 1.0 m long, bottom installed at 5.4 m above surface on 2019-01-25)
33. Disdrometer 1 derived wind speed (m/s)
34. Disdrometer 2 snow particle flux (g/m2/s) (instrument 1.0 m long, bottom installed at 0.6 m above surface on 2019-01-25)
35. Disdrometer 2 derived wind speed (m/s)
